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Why Does Mike Trout’s Contract Make More Sense Than Bryce Harper’s?

Mar 20, 2019

Did you read this headline and click on the link just to see if the answer was "Because Mike Trout is a lot better than Bryce Harper"? If so, you're in luck, because that's the short answer! You're so smart! Bu...

The Ichiro Suzuki and Ty Cobb Dilemma

Jake Lighter

Aug 18, 2015

Baseball History, Detroit Tigers, Features, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Milestone

This last week Ichiro Suzuki passed Ty Cobb in all time, professional non-minor league hits. There has been some commentary on it, here, here and here. First, I would like to point out where I believe a couple ...

Home Runs, Steroids & Politics: Barry Bonds Is the Greatest Ever

Steve Benko

Apr 21, 2015

Baseball History, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

It's easy to put a gigantic asterisk next to the career of Barry Bonds. It's easy to discredit all of his accomplishments because of the steroid usage. The 762 home runs, seven MVP awards, the 2,935 hits, and t...

Balancing Baseball’s Past, Present and Future

Kevin Pittack

Jan 20, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Far too often, in contemporary culture, we don’t allow ourselves to enjoy the here and now, what is directly under our noses. People walk the streets, sit in packed stadiums, at movie theaters, and in parks wit...

Calculating the modern-day contract worth of baseball’s legends

Steve Benko

Nov 22, 2014

Contract, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

An article recently written by David Schoenfield of ESPN showed how the monetary value of the WAR statistic (Wins Above Replacement) is getting greater and greater by the year. It’s so valuable in fact, that at...

The 2014 Starlin Castro

Ryan Smith

Jun 22, 2014

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions

Has there ever been a time when you were doing a puzzle and the pieces just wouldn't fit? You move the piece around, different positions and still nothing. Well, that's how the Chicago Cubs felt in 2013 when it...

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